Are you fit for your age?

[skysue16]

Did anyone else see the great article in the iWeekend paper - Are you fit for your age? Definitely worth looking at…... It describes exercises and then suggests targets for different age groups. Exercises we are all familiar with - push up ( can’t do!), stand on one leg (I am good at that), sit ups, back scratch, plank (I did surprisingly well for my age!), sit to stand and also the ‘elevator’ test - sitting down on the floor and then getting back up.

All very interesting and confirms that some things I just can’t do (yet 🤔) and other exercises I did much better than expected 👍 I am going to keep the article as a reminder of how important stretching and strengthening is to overall fitness.

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Thanks for this. Pipped at the post.. I has a similar post planned for this week!I think few folk would argue that our strengths, stretches and stamina work really do impact x

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold]

lol yes, hubby and I saw that and tried a few! Same here: balance I’m now very good (I didn’t used to be), planks not so much.

We did discuss that the way they do sit-ups wasn’t the best way to do them, according to newest advice.

[Upsidaisy in reply to CBDB]

Perhaps they could have mentioned that people with osteoporosis shouldn’t do sit ups as they can increase the risk of spinal compression fractures.

[Curlygurly2]

Sounds interesting, have you got a link please?

[Adabell in reply to Curlygurly2]

inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle...

[skysue16 in reply to Adabell]

Thank you for posting a link Adabell 👍😀

[skysue16 in reply to Adabell]

Ahh, only problem - like most newspapers you have to subscribe to be able to read it 😕

[Frizzbomb67 in reply to skysue16]

I googled ‘Are you fit for your age’ and the inews link popped up. I was able to read it all that way.

[Over60sRunner]

⬆️ Ditto please ⬆️